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09/20/2020
11:00 pm

Equipment Details:

Celestron AVX mount
Nikon D5300 unmodified.
Nikkor 18-300 @ 18 F6
Laptop with Digicamcontrol for controlling the imagesequence

Post-processing Details:

22 exposures at 240 seconds each
ISO 1600
15 darks
20 flats
20 bias

Stacked in Deepskystacker

Postprocessed in Photoshop.

Example of actions: Adjusting levels and curves. Made the stars somewhat smaller with "filters - other - minimum, preserve roundness - 1 pixel". Enhanced the nebulosity slightly with "select colorrange, new adjustmentlayer - vibrance - adjust.
Forgot to open the lens to full aperture (F3.5), this would have gathered MUCH more data, but on the
other hand it probably contributed to the sharpness and clarity of the image.

Image Details:

Milkywayshot in 18mm showing the nebulosityrich cygnus and sadr region and of course the surrounding areas. Will try another shot at this someday with a fixed 35mm F1.8 or a zoom lens @ 50mm perhaps.